16 Facts About Rick Goings

Rick Goings was born on Everett Vernon Goings; October 13,1945 and is Chairman Emeritus of Tupperware Brands.

Rick Goings served as a petty officer in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era.

Rick Goings was a platoon leader out of boot camp, and was honorably discharged from the Navy at the rank of petty officer.

Rick Goings then attended Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he majored in History.

Rick Goings hired fellow students to work in direct sales for the heat detectors, creating "fire safety crusaders" in their neighborhoods in order to raise awareness for fire safety.

Rick Goings dropped out of college to pursue the company full-time, split up with his partner, and reformed the company in Charlottesville, Virginia as Dynamics, Inc.

Rick Goings began to franchise Dynamics, and within a few years the company had 300 locations across the US.

Rick Goings led the company for fifteen years, until the Federal Government made smoke detectors mandatory and major retailers began carrying them in competition with Goings.

Rick Goings joined Tupperware in 1992 as president of Tupperware Worldwide.

Rick Goings is a member of the Tennenbaum Capital Partners Advisory Board.

Rick Goings is a member of National Board of Smithsonian Institution.

Rick Goings is chair of the Board of Trustees of Rollins College, a former member of the World Economic Forum, a member of the Board of Executive Advisors for the Yale School of Management's Chief Executive Leadership Institute.

Rick Goings was an inaugural corporate Impact 10x10x10 Champion for UN Women's HeForShe initiative and a founding member of the organization's Private Sector Leadership Advisory Council.

In 2010, Rick Goings was recognized with the Knight of the Legion of Honour award by Nicolas Sarkozy for his dedication to the role of women and children in developing countries.

In 2013 Rick Goings was named CEO of the Year by the Holmes Group.

Rick Goings says he is traveling 70 percent of his time and practices Transcendental Meditation twice a day.